.TH "pdf2dcm" 1 "Fri Jul 14 2017" "Version 3.6.2" "OFFIS DCMTK" \" -*- nroff -*-
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.SH NAME
pdf2dcm \- Convert PDF file to DICOM

.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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pdf2dcm [options] pdffile-in dcmfile-out
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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The \fBpdf2dcm\fP utility reads a PDF file (\fIpdffile-in\fP), converts it to a DICOM Encapsulated PDF Storage SOP instance and stores the converted data to an output file (\fIdcmfile-out\fP)\&.
.SH "PARAMETERS"
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pdffile-in   PDF input filename to be converted

dcmfile-out  DICOM output filename
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.SH "OPTIONS"
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.SS "general options"
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  -h   --help
         print this help text and exit

       --version
         print version information and exit

       --arguments
         print expanded command line arguments

  -q   --quiet
         quiet mode, print no warnings and errors

  -v   --verbose
         verbose mode, print processing details

  -d   --debug
         debug mode, print debug information

  -ll  --log-level  [l]evel: string constant
         (fatal, error, warn, info, debug, trace)
         use level l for the logger

  -lc  --log-config  [f]ilename: string
         use config file f for the logger
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.SS "DICOM document options"
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burned-in annotation:

  +an  --annotation-yes
         PDF contains patient identifying data (default)

  -an  --annotation-no
         PDF does not contain patient identifying data

document title:

  +t   --title  [t]itle: string (default: empty)
         document title

  +cn  --concept-name  [CSD] [CV] [CM]: string (default: empty)
         document title as concept name code sequence with coding
         scheme designator CSD, code value CV and code meaning CM

patient data:

  +pn  --patient-name  [n]ame: string
         patient's name in DICOM PN syntax

  +pi  --patient-id  [i]d: string
         patient identifier

  +pb  --patient-birthdate  [d]ate: string (YYYYMMDD)
         patient's birth date

  +ps  --patient-sex  [s]ex: string (M, F or O)
         patient's sex

study and series:

  +sg  --generate
         generate new study and series UIDs (default)

  +st  --study-from  [f]ilename: string
         read patient/study data from DICOM file

  +se  --series-from  [f]ilename: string
         read patient/study/series data from DICOM file

instance number:

  +i1  --instance-one
         use instance number 1 (default, not with +se)

  +ii  --instance-inc
         increment instance number (only with +se)

  +is  --instance-set  [i]nstance number: integer
         use instance number i
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.SH "LOGGING"
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The level of logging output of the various command line tools and underlying libraries can be specified by the user\&. By default, only errors and warnings are written to the standard error stream\&. Using option \fI--verbose\fP also informational messages like processing details are reported\&. Option \fI--debug\fP can be used to get more details on the internal activity, e\&.g\&. for debugging purposes\&. Other logging levels can be selected using option \fI--log-level\fP\&. In \fI--quiet\fP mode only fatal errors are reported\&. In such very severe error events, the application will usually terminate\&. For more details on the different logging levels, see documentation of module 'oflog'\&.
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In case the logging output should be written to file (optionally with logfile rotation), to syslog (Unix) or the event log (Windows) option \fI--log-config\fP can be used\&. This configuration file also allows for directing only certain messages to a particular output stream and for filtering certain messages based on the module or application where they are generated\&. An example configuration file is provided in \fI<etcdir>/logger\&.cfg\fP\&.
.SH "COMMAND LINE"
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All command line tools use the following notation for parameters: square brackets enclose optional values (0-1), three trailing dots indicate that multiple values are allowed (1-n), a combination of both means 0 to n values\&.
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Command line options are distinguished from parameters by a leading '+' or '-' sign, respectively\&. Usually, order and position of command line options are arbitrary (i\&.e\&. they can appear anywhere)\&. However, if options are mutually exclusive the rightmost appearance is used\&. This behavior conforms to the standard evaluation rules of common Unix shells\&.
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In addition, one or more command files can be specified using an '@' sign as a prefix to the filename (e\&.g\&. \fI@command\&.txt\fP)\&. Such a command argument is replaced by the content of the corresponding text file (multiple whitespaces are treated as a single separator unless they appear between two quotation marks) prior to any further evaluation\&. Please note that a command file cannot contain another command file\&. This simple but effective approach allows one to summarize common combinations of options/parameters and avoids longish and confusing command lines (an example is provided in file \fI<datadir>/dumppat\&.txt\fP)\&.
.SH "ENVIRONMENT"
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The \fBpdf2dcm\fP utility will attempt to load DICOM data dictionaries specified in the \fIDCMDICTPATH\fP environment variable\&. By default, i\&.e\&. if the \fIDCMDICTPATH\fP environment variable is not set, the file \fI<datadir>/dicom\&.dic\fP will be loaded unless the dictionary is built into the application (default for Windows)\&.
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The default behavior should be preferred and the \fIDCMDICTPATH\fP environment variable only used when alternative data dictionaries are required\&. The \fIDCMDICTPATH\fP environment variable has the same format as the Unix shell \fIPATH\fP variable in that a colon (':') separates entries\&. On Windows systems, a semicolon (';') is used as a separator\&. The data dictionary code will attempt to load each file specified in the \fIDCMDICTPATH\fP environment variable\&. It is an error if no data dictionary can be loaded\&.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
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\fBdcm2pdf\fP(1)
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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Copyright (C) 2005-2014 by OFFIS e\&.V\&., Escherweg 2, 26121 Oldenburg, Germany\&.
